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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
keelhaul \keel"haul`\, v. i. imp. p. p. keelhauled; p. pr.
vb. n. keelhauling. 3d keel + haul: cf. lg. d.
kielhalen, g. kielholen. written also keelhale. naut.
to haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the
yardarms on each side. it was formerly practiced as a
punishment in the dutch and english navies. --totten.
1913 webster
see also:
keelhauled keelhauling keelhale
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